Dental fuenace



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W DALL DENTAL FURNACE.

No. 590,214. Patented Sept 21, 1897.

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(No Model.)

W. DALL;

DENTAL FURNACE.

No. 590,214. Patented Sept. 21, 1897.

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\VILLIAM DALL, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE DENTALMANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

DENTAL FURNACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,214, datedSeptember 21, 14897. Application file February 1, 1897- Serial No.621,517. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, WILLIAM DALL, dental surgeon, a subject of the Queenof Great Britain, residing at 8 Newton Place, Charing Cross, Glasgow,Scotland, have invented a certain new and useful Furnace Suitable for-Dentists, of which the following is-a specification. I

Figure l is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a vertical section, of afurnace constructed according to this invention. Fig. 3 is a plan of rthe inner casing with the covers removed.

Fig. 4 is a local section. Fig. 5 shows a modified form of muffle. Fig.6 is a detailview, on an enlarged scale and in section, showing themanner of connecting the muffle to the casing. Fig. 7 is a detail view,in perspective and partly in section, of the casing and its lining andshowing also the entrance to the inuffle.

Ct is an outer case provided with a cover I) and a foot 0 to stand on abench. at is an innor casing lined with fire-clay e and provided with acover f, lined with fire-clay g.

h is a mufiie, of platinum or other suitable material. Its front entersa slot in the easing d and fire-clay e, and is held there by a downwardprojection on the cover fand fireclay g, its flanged rim resting on theoutside of the casing d.

j is a metal plate fitting a square hole in the casing CL and screwed tothe casingol and cover f.

j is a table made in one piece with the plate j.

h, Fig. 3, are two wires or pins fixed to the muffle h and entering thefire-clay 6, so supporting the rear end of the muffle withoutobstructing the passage round it.

79 is a cock closinga sight-hole through the casings a and d andfire-clay e.

Z is a burner consisting of a metal block having a conical hole in itcovered with wiregauze Z.

m is a pipe screwing into the block Z and secured by anut m.

n is a pipe directed slightly upward, connected to an air-blast, andcarrying a cook 12..

0 is a circular shutter carrying a handle 0 and free to turn on the pipem. It has openings 0 in it, which can be made to coincide, as shown,with openings m in the pipe 1%, or

Q by turning the shutter the latter openings can be covered.

m is a pipe forming a prolongation of the pipe m.

19 is a three-way cock on the pipe m It is shown closed, so shutting offthe gas, which is supplied at the bottom of the pipe m By giving it aquarter-turn the gas is turned full on, and by giving it a half-turn themain supply is cut off, but a small quantity of gas en- ,ters by theby-pa-ss pipe q. When the full heat of the furnace is required, the gasis turn ed full on, the cock n on the air-blast pipe is opened, and theopenings on are closed. On

the other hand, when only a moderate heat is required the gas is onlyadmitted by the by-pass q, the cockn is closed, and the openings m areuncovered. The burner then works as a Bunsen burner.

What I'claim is- 1. The combination of a chamber, an opening in itsside, a muffle projecting through the opening, a flange around theoutside of the mouth of the muffle, and a plate holding the flangeagainst the outside of the chamber.

2. The combination of a chamber, an openin g in its side, a muffleprojecting through the opening, a flange around the outside of the mouthof the muffle, a plate holding the flange against the outside of thechamber, and pins fixed to the rear of the muffle and entering the sideof the chamber.

3. The-combination of a casing, a lining of fire-clay, a slot in thecasing and fire-clay, a muffle whose mouth fits the slot, a cover, afire-clay lining to the cover, downward projections of the cover andfire-clay fillling the slot above the muffle and a burner beneath themuffle.

4. The combination of a furnace, a burner in the furnace, a gas-supplypipe leading to the burner, an air-opening in the pipe, means forclosing the opening, an air-blast pipe opening into the pipe between theair-openings and the burner, and means for shutting off the blast.

5. The combination of a chamber, a muffle projectingintoit, aburnerbeneath the muffle, a pipe leading to the burner, openings admitting airinto the pipe, means for closing them an air-blast pipe opening into thepipe between the air-openin gs and the burner, means for shutting offthe blast, and means for supplying gas to the pipe.

6. The combination. of a chamber, a muffle projecting into it, a spaceround the sides and rear of the muffle, a burner beneath the muffle, apipe leading to the burner, openings admitting air into the pipe, meansfor closing them, an air-blast pipe opening into the pipe between theair-openings and the burner, means for shutting off the blast, and meansfor supplying gas to the pipe.

7. The combination of a chamber, a muffie projecting into it, a spaceround the sides and rear of the .muffle supports for the rear of themuffle, a burner beneath the mufiie, a pipe leading to the burner,openings admitting air into the pipe, means for closing them, anairblast pipe opening into the pipe between the openings and the burner,means for shutting off the blast and means for supplying gas to thepipe.

8. The combination of a casing, a lining of fire-clay, a slot in thecasing and fire-clay, a muffle whose mouth fits the slot, a cover, afire-clay lining to the cover, downward projections of the cover andfire-clay filling the slot above the muiiie, a burner beneath themuffle, a pipe leading to the burner, an airblast pipe connected to thepipe, means for cutting it off, openings admitting air into the pipe,means for closing them and means for supplying gas to the pipe.

9. The combination of a chamber, a muffle projectingintoit, aburnerbeneath the muffie, a pipe leading to the burner, an air-blast pipeconnected to the pipe, means for shutting off the blast openingsadmitting air into the first pipe, means for closing them and athree-way cock constructed and arranged to admit either a full supply ora partial supply of gas to the pipe or cut off the supply.

10. The combination of a chamber, a muffle proj cctin g into it, a spaceround the sides and rear of the muffle, a burner beneath the muffle, apipe leading to the burner, an air-blast pipe connected to the pipe,means for shutting off the blast, openings admitting air into the pipe,means for closing them and a three-way cock constructed and arranged toadmit either a full supply or a partial supply of gas to the pipe or cutoff the supply.

11. The combination of a chamber, a muffie projecting in to it, a spaceround the sides and rear of the muffle, supports for the rear of themuffle, a burner beneath the muffle, a pipe leading to the burner, anair-blast pipe connected to the pipe, means for shutting off the blast,openings admitting air into the pipe, means for closing them and athree-way cock constructed and arranged to admit either a full supply ora partial supply of gas to the pipe or out off the supply.

12. The combination of a casing, a lining of fire-clay, a slot in thecasing and fire-clay, a muffle whose mouth fits the slot, a cover, afire-clay lining to the cover, downward projections of the cover andfire-clay filling the slot above the muffle, a burner beneath themuffle, a pipe leading to the burner, an airblast pipe' connected to thepipe, means for shutting off the blast, openings admitting air into thepipe, means for closing them and a three-way cock constructed andarranged to admit either a full supply or a partial supply of gas to thepipe or cut off the supply.

13. The combination of a chamber, a muffie projectinginto it, aburn erbeneath the mufli e, a gas-pipe leading to the burner, a three-way cockinterposed in the main passage of said pipe, and a supplementary sidepassage communicating with the cock and with the pipe between the burnerand the cock.

XV. PERCY CARPMALL, V. M. HARRIS.

